Unfortunately, at this moment, Ning Fan has no time to carefully perceive the subtle changes in his body.

If near death, the Slaughter Technique would have another function, which is to devour the enemy’s corpse blood to heal injuries. But this requires countless near-death deadly battles to gradually cultivate. Unfortunately, since Ning Fan embarked on the cultivation road, there have not been too many near-death moments, so he has yet to cultivate the healing effect of the Slaughter Technique.

He has no mind to comprehend the Slaughter Technique.

No mind to pay attention to the weak feeling in his body.

The effect of War Yin and Yang is activated at this moment, although on the verge of death, Ning Fan’s fighting spirit is unprecedentedly high, with tangible flames of war burning in his eyes!

Though his flesh is severely injured and weak, his Heart Spirit under the nourishment of God-Returning Rice Grain is perfectly intact, without the slightest sign of exhaustion.

Ancient Demon Mountain-Shattering Strike is a physical technique, and if the flesh is weak, it is difficult to exert its power. Because of excessive blood loss, at this moment, he can no longer move his fists.

But as long as his Heart Spirit remains clear, as long as his mana remains boundless, even if he can no longer use physical techniques, he can still rely on Divine Powers and magical treasure, boundless mana, to maneuver with the enemy to the end!

"Only six left!"

Ning Fan’s killing intent remains undiminished, with a thought, beneath the Eternal True Body suddenly rises the black mist of Wuxian Cloud.

At this moment, his body is exhausted, with a leg shattered and no time to recover, speed is quite problematic. He has no more strength to use physical defense to directly escape, fortunately, he still has Wuxian Cloud, as long as mana is abundant, he can still maintain a speed far beyond ordinary Immortal Emperors.

"Is this person a monster not CD, being beaten to such a state, yet still possessing such strong battle intention!" Dragon Anguo and other Immortal Emperors felt deeply shocked, turning that shock into boundless fear, more determined than ever to kill Ning Fan!

In the moments of weakness and near death, this child can still take down an Immortal Emperor. If left alive today, he will surely be a future threat for generations! This child must be killed; his existence already significantly affects the Grand Divine Minister’s strategic plan in Eastern Heaven!

"This old man refuses to believe that in your current weakened state, you can still kill the fifth Immortal Emperor!"

The Second Crown Prince of the Dragon-Horse Clan shouted, wielding the Sword of Severing Bonds to slay Ning Fan from afar, a sword splitting the river.

Among the remaining emperors, except for Dragon Anguo who was overseeing the formation, all participated in the siege of Ning Fan, intending to take advantage of his weakness to kill him.

Ning Fan divided his focus: using the Sun Moon Stars Stele to block the Second Crown Prince’s strike; using the Seven Treasures Marvelous Tree to sweep away the Heie Clan Immortal Emperor; using the Thousand-Hook Jade Reversing Sea Sword wrapped with eight traces to slay the Dragon-Horse Fourth Crown Prince, causing him to spit blood and fly backwards in shock; using an extremely domineering Flame Thunder Fire Pillar to burn the Dragon-Horse Third Crown Prince charred.

Ning Fan captured many Dragon-Horse Crown Princes, each one’s Innate Dragon Fire became fuel for Ning Fan’s Flame Thunder, benefitting Ning Fan. Because Flame Thunder possesses the attribute of Calamity Beast Fire, it can upgrade through devouring. Now, the power of Ning Fan’s Flame Thunder is not much less than any single Innate Mid-grade Flame, naturally formidable, far from comparable to when he first arrived at Taiyuan Crossing!

"You got careless and missed me! Divine Stealth Manifestation, Shadow Heaven Bite Kill!"

It was a Six Tribulations Immortal Emperor from the Heavenly Shadow Clan, suddenly stealthily sneaking behind Ning Fan, opening his giant mouth, intending to bite Ning Fan’s Eternal True Body into two.

This Heavenly Shadow Clan Immortal Emperor, in appearance, looks like a giant black Slime Monster, but the sharpness of his teeth is in no way soft, instead as sharp as an Innate Treasure.

Ning Fan’s Eternal True Body had already been severely damaged by Sage’s Poison; if the Heavenly Shadow Clan Immortal Emperor’s sneak attack succeeded, a single bite could have directly exploded his flesh.

This Heavenly Shadow Clan’s power of stealth is extremely formidable; its stealth even Seventh Tribulation and Eighth Tribulation Immortal Emperors find hard to distinguish with one glance.

Unfortunately, this kind of power of stealth is completely unable to fool Ning Fan’s Rain Technique Perception!

Above the Boundary River in this atmosphere, the numerous water vapors are where Ning Fan’s Mind Sweep resides! Last time during the Mysterious Scholar Dan incident, Ning Fan already saw through the Heavenly Shadow Clan’s power of stealth, and today’s battle, the same power of stealth cannot escape his eyes!

Ning Fan’s lips curled into a mocking smile, he knew, surely there would be an enemy Immortal Emperor taking advantage of his weak body, trying to get close and take his life.

Ning Fan’s methods had almost all been used against the other four different race Immortal Emperors, and due to strength exhaustion, wanting to quickly turn around and throw fists like against the Hundred-Eyed Giant previously was unattainable.

This Heavenly Shadow Immortal Emperor attacked too swiftly, so fast that Ning Fan’s Cross Halo was unable to gather Divine Power to defend, already closing in behind Ning Fan.

Luckily, Ning Fan kept a trick up his sleeve.

At the moment when the Heavenly Shadow Immortal Emperor attempted to bite, suddenly a mighty force of Palm Position Power surged forth, under that power, the Heavenly Shadow Immortal Emperor felt dizzy, his eyes spinning, then disappeared from between heaven and earth.

He was forcibly entered into the Palatial Void within the Stone Figure Eye by Ning Fan!

Entering the Stone Figure Eye’s void was Ning Fan as well. He put away all magical treasure, and followed the Heavenly Shadow Clan’s Immortal Emperor, flashing into the Stone Figure Eye!

The Stone Figure Eye is a treasure Ning Fan acquired in the Supreme Pill Sacred Domain, a severely damaged Palatial Void.

This kind of Palatial Void, wanting to use it against high-level Immortal Emperors is difficult to achieve, but to deal with a mere Six Tribulations Heavenly Shadow Clan Immortal Emperor, it still has some effects.

Seeing Ning Fan in such a weakened state, still able to confine the Heavenly Shadow Clan Immortal Emperor to another space, Dragon Anguo and the others were all greatly astonished.

You know, even a medium dichiliocosm cannot forcibly capture an Immortal Emperor. And what Ning Fan used was obviously not a Boundary Treasure, because upon activating the Stone Figure Eye, heaven and earth were filled with innumerable stone traces of Palm Position Path falling like silk threads, unpredictable in power.

"Indeed it is Palatial Void! This child actually cultivated Palatial Void, and confined Daoist Haiying within it! This child could actually endure until now to use this hidden card!" The Dragon-Horse Fourth Crown Prince’s expression changed drastically.

"Something terrible has happened! Palatial Void is a technique that only Control Position Great Emperors can possess, incredibly powerful, even if we were all confined within it, it would be an extremely perilous situation. Daoist Haiying is only Six Calamities cultivation, confined alone within it, is almost certain death, that is... the Palm Position!" The Heie Clan Immortal Emperor’s expression was exceedingly grim.

"Among the same level, Palatial Void is extremely difficult to breach from the outside, unless among us there is likewise a Control Position Immortal Emperor, or someone with cultivation vastly exceeding that Ning-named child by six or seven levels, then it is possible to tear open his Palatial Void in a short time. Otherwise, it requires a lot of time to break through a gap and invade his Palatial Void... This is troublesome, there is no time to slowly tear open this child’s Palatial Void now, Daoist Haiying may not hold on for long, what should be done..." The Dragon-Horse Third Crown Prince’s dragon face was gloomy as water.

"Big brother, what should we do!" The Dragon-Horse Second Crown Prince immediately turned his gaze to Dragon Anguo.

Dragon Anguo’s expression was shockingly complex, he too was startled by Ning Fan’s Palatial Void novelty. You know the term "Palm Position" is a chasm for Immortal Emperors. A Great Emperor possessing Palatial Void can easily defeat many with few among peer powerhouses!

If Ning Fan truly cultivates the Palatial Void, even though he currently holds the advantage, he would still have to consider retreating.

However, when Long Anguo carefully examined the Dao traces of the Stone Palm Position between heaven and earth, he suddenly froze, then all his apprehension faded, and he burst out laughing.

"Don’t be fooled by this kid! This Stone Palm Position Void is not something that boy Ning created himself, but something he picked up from somewhere! Moreover, this Palm Position Void is not intact, but severely damaged. As long as we join forces, destroying this Palm Position Void won’t be hard!"

Upon hearing Long Anguo’s words, the other Immortal Emperors let out a sigh of relief, rekindling their fighting spirit.

Boom, boom, boom!

This time, even Long Anguo decided not to hold back, joining the ranks of the Immortal Emperors present, all attacking together, wanting to quickly shatter the Palm Position Void and rescue the Immortal Emperor of the Heavenly Shadow Clan.

One breath, two breaths, three breaths... Under the combined strength of Long Anguo and five Immortal Emperors, only five breaths passed, and the half-destroyed Stone Palm Position Void was smashed into countless void fragments, scattered over the river.

Ning Fan coughed blood violently, falling out of the Palm Position Void, along with the Heavenly Shadow Immortal Emperor’s corpse, already beaten into a pulp. Long Anguo and others were a step too late, as Ning Fan had already slain the Immortal Emperor of the Heavenly Shadow Clan.

With a cracking sound, the Stone Figure Eye rotating around Ning Fan’s body split open, and then crumbled into powder, dissipating with the wind.

"Useless, truly useless! This Haiying was only trapped in the Palm Position Void for five breaths, yet within five breaths, he was killed!" Long Anguo roared in anger, sparing no expense on his True Spirit foundation, using mana to break Ning Fan’s Palm Position Void, yet still failing to save the Immortal Emperor of the Heavenly Shadow Clan, how could he not be furious.

But it was no surprise that rescuing was unsuccessful. Ning Fan brought the Sun Moon Stars Stele, Reverse Sea Sword, Seven Treasures Marvelous Tree all into the Palm Position Void, supplemented with Flame Thunder attacks. A series of attack methods all landed on the Heavenly Shadow Immortal Emperor alone, causing harm equivalent to the Three Thousand Ancient Demon Mountain-Shattering Strike, and dispatching a Sixth Calamity Immortal Emperor within five breaths was not an extraordinary feat.

At the moment, because of a series of slaughter, Ning Fan, who gained cultivation enhancement from the Slaughter Technique, had the strength to accomplish this!

Pitifully, the Heavenly Shadow Immortal Emperor thought he could ambush Ning Fan, but was instead slain within five breaths by Ning Fan, his lifetime cultivation swept away, eventually becoming the Blood of Ten Thousand Spirits within the Refining God Cauldron.

Ning Fan’s loss was substantial as well. Although he used the Stone Figure Eye’s mystery to isolate the Heavenly Shadow Clan Immortal Emperor, seizing the opportunity to kill him, it also allowed the enemy to destroy the Stone Figure Eye, forever losing it.

Though the Stone Palm Position within the Stone Figure Eye was severely damaged, it could still allow Ning Fan to fully comprehend the Stone Palm Position. If not damaged, Ning Fan might have one day in the future comprehended the mystery of the Stone Palm Position from the Stone Figure Eye. Now the Stone Figure Eye is destroyed, forever losing this opportunity.

But this was unavoidable.

If not sacrificed, how can it be gained! As long as it helps reverse the current predicament, Ning Fan would spare no expense in losing just one Stone Figure Eye!

Although he was further injured due to the collapse of the Palm Position Void, his momentum soared because he had slain another Immortal Emperor!

Currently, the vigor of Ning Fan’s mana, due to consecutively slaying five emperors, was not inferior to a Seventh Calamity Immortal Emperor! This was not a degree of enhancement Ning Fan’s Ancient Demon cultivation could withstand, even his Primordial Spirit was cracking, continuously bleeding Primordial Spirit Essence Blood, dispersing Primordial Spirit Qi, even his foundation began to suffer damage.

But Ning Fan could no longer care! No matter what, today he must protect Lingyun Pass without losing! He also harbored a wicked thought, to seize the opportunity of today’s battle, to capture all sixteen Immortal Emperors of the Dragon-Horse Clan, and end this protracted feud!

"Only five left! Long Anguo, are you still not planning to attack?"

Under the influence of Ancient Demon thoughts, Ning Fan laughed wildly, driving a Wuxian Cloud, charging towards the Black Crocodile Clan Immortal Emperor!

The Black Crocodile Clan Immortal Emperor had only Sixth Calamity cultivation, while Ning Fan through the Slaughter Technique, disregarding losses, raised his cultivation to Seventh Calamity Immortal Emperor mana level, just the aura of his cultivation alone caused the Black Crocodile Immortal Emperor’s face to change dramatically, daring not to withstand Ning Fan’s attack alone!

Long Anguo’s complexion was extremely ugly, infuriated by Ning Fan’s provoking words, and fearing that the Black Crocodile Immortal Emperor would also be slain by Ning Fan, he disregarded True Spirit injuries, brazenly attacked, rushing to aid the Black Crocodile Immortal Emperor.

But Long Anguo hadn’t flown far before, due to being provoked by Ning Fan into anger, his mind lost focus, and in an oversight, he fell victim to Ning Fan’s illusory art, his eyes fell into confusion.

Originally charging towards the Black Crocodile Immortal Emperor, Ning Fan squinted, suddenly changing direction, instead charging towards Long Anguo!

Attacking the Black Crocodile Immortal Emperor was just a ruse, Ning Fan’s real target was Long Anguo!

No one expected Ning Fan would choose the most powerful Long Anguo here as his next attack target!

If Long Anguo’s physical body wasn’t destroyed, and his cultivation undamaged, he wouldn’t fall so easily to Ning Fan’s illusory art. But at this moment, he only had True Spirit left, for ordinary Immortal Emperors, if reduced to only Primordial Spirit, Demon Soul, it’s almost equivalent to being disabled; although Long Anguo’s True Spirit was in better condition, having only True Spirit greatly restrained his power, underestimating, again becoming victim to Ning Fan’s illusory art play, is not beyond understanding.

Sun Moon Stars Stele, Reverse Sea Sword, Seven Treasures Marvelous Tree, Flame Thunder... Ning Fan went all out, blocking the attacks from the other four Immortal Emperors, seizing the moment when Long Anguo was confused by the illusory art, approaching him. The speed of Wuxian Cloud was incredibly fast, far beyond the comparison with Immortal Emperors here, no one could rescue Long Anguo in time!

Ning Fan didn’t waste words with Long Anguo, directly summoned the Water-Flooding Realm Bottle, sucking Long Anguo into the Water-Flooding Realm Bottle!

Generally, Ning Fan wouldn’t use the Water-Flooding Realm Bottle to absorb people, but it doesn’t mean the Water-Flooding Realm Bottle lacks this function!

Sucking an enemy into the Water-Flooding Realm Bottle is very risky, possibly giving the enemy the opportunity to internally damage the Water-Flooding Realm Bottle; if Long Anguo resisted, with Ning Fan’s current thick mana of Wangu Seven Calamities, he simply couldn’t pull Long Anguo.

Fortunately, Long Anguo fell victim to the illusory art!

Although the illusory art only confuses Long Anguo for an instant, it’s enough for Ning Fan to trap Long Anguo into the Water-Flooding Realm Bottle.

Ning Fan, while maneuvering the Sun Moon Stars Stele and other attacks to deal with the remaining four Immortal Emperors, continuously poured most of his mana into the Water-Flooding Realm Bottle.

The remaining four Immortal Emperors tried to snatch the Water-Flooding Realm Bottle to rescue Long Anguo, but how could they succeed. At this moment, Ning Fan, utilizing the Slaughter Technique, exploiting his abilities, was incredibly formidable, there was no way these people could defeat him!

Inside the bottle world.

Long Anguo roared, awakening from the illusory art, while despising the low quality of Ning Fan’s illusory art, he also marveled at Ning Fan’s profound attainment in illusions.

His little True Spirit eyes glanced around, all expressions froze, transforming into horror!

Inside the bottle world, furious waves surged! This was naturally due to Ning Fan desperately pouring mana into it!

Wave after wave of the Nether Dust Sea surged toward Long’an Country. Caught off guard, Long’an Country was struck by a wave and immediately coughed up blood, his complexion changing dramatically.

A single wave impact felt like countless cultivation stars colliding. Even if his flesh was intact, he couldn’t withstand the ocean’s hitting waves, let alone take them head-on with just his True Spirit!

These waves were all too familiar to him, familiar enough to scare him!

These waves were clearly the bizarre waves Ning Fan used last time to flood the world!

"Damn it! This boy is too cunning! He knows I’ve placed the Sea-Stabilizing Divine Needle outside, preventing water-flooding attacks from being launched outside, so he directly drew me into his bottle world!"

"Although the Sea-Stabilizing Divine Needle can limit water attacks within a certain range, it cannot restrict the flow of water essence inside the enemy’s magical treasure! If this boy floods me within the bottle world, he won’t be limited by the Sea-Stabilizing Divine Needle, nor even by the Immortal Emperor Seal of the Boundary River!"

"Not good! I absolutely cannot be trapped here, otherwise I will surely die. I must shatter this bottle world and escape from it!"

At this moment, Long’an Country was solely focused on survival, no longer caring about damaging his True Spirit’s foundation. He unleashed all his remaining mana, transforming into supreme divine skills, continuously attacking the spatial barriers of the bottle world.

Ning Fan’s mana was endless, invoking the waves of the Nether Dust Sea, blocking most of Long’an Country’s attacks, yet some attacks hit the spatial barriers of the bottle world, causing numerous cracks.

But Long’an Country also wasn’t doing well!

In his relentless offense, he neglected his defense. Consecutive waves struck him, severely injuring his True Spirit, repeatedly spraying blood, but still tirelessly attacking the bottle world, trying to survive.

This was a life-and-death struggle!

Either Ning Fan drowned Long’an Country in the bottle world!

Or Long’an Country shattered Ning Fan’s Water-Flooding Realm Bottle to escape!

Outside, Ning Fan held back the other four Immortal Emperors with immense firepower, focusing on a cross-world battle with Long’an Country trapped inside the bottle.

Cracks covered the Water-Flooding Realm Bottle. The conspicuous ones resembled a dense spider web, while the less obvious ones looked like glaze fractures on the porcelain bottle itself. As cracks multiplied, the bottle’s might continually diminished. This damage, Ning Fan couldn’t repair. If the damage reached a certain severity, the Water-Flooding Realm Bottle might be utterly destroyed during this battle, losing all repair possibilities.

Risking greatly by drawing Long’an Country into the Water-Flooding Realm Bottle, Ning Fan could lose it forever with one mistake.

While fighting, Ning Fan snacked on the God-Returning Rice Grain. As long as his Heart Spirit didn’t exhaust, his mana would be limitless. In this regard, Long’an Country suffered greatly, for his mana had limits, and being in the bottle world, absorbing the mighty force from Ning Fan’s control to recover mana was as difficult as reaching heaven.

Time ticked by, and several hours passed.

The Water-Flooding Realm Bottle was already half-destroyed by Long’an Country. Despite being hit several times by bottle-world sea waves for hours, Long’an Country still wasn’t dead!

But eventually, Long’an Country reached his limit.

His mana was depleted by the bottle world, although he consumed some expensive pills and natural treasures to recover mana. But the recovery speed couldn’t keep up with the consumption pace.

His True Spirit body wasn’t meant for extensive mana use, and with four hours of continuous mana usage, his True Spirit faced massive backlash. Coupled with frequent wave hits, his True Spirit was too weak to open his eyes.

Finally, another towering wave swept in. Unable to break the wave and dodge, he was rolled into the Nether Dust Sea’s depths with a spine-chilling scream...

Outside, Ning Fan’s eyes gleamed with joy. After hours of exhaustion, he finally suppressed Long’an Country’s True Spirit into the ocean depth of the Water-Flooding Realm Bottle. It was his first direct take down of a male Nine Tribulations Immortal Emperor, albeit at a steep cost.

Admittedly, the Dragon-Horse clan’s True Spirit was formidable, even directly suppressed into the bottle’s ocean depths but not crushed!

Fortunately, the severely weakened and dying Long’an Country couldn’t escape the ocean floor nor continue attacking the bottle world anymore, becoming Ning Fan’s captive.

Thus, only four Immortal Emperors were left to deal with.

The remaining four Immortal Emperors were still unaware that Long’an Country was suppressed by the Nether Dust Sea, hoping he’d escape the bottle world to rescue them.

Ning Fan may have eliminated Long’an Country, but he still used Illusory Art to disguise the Water-Flooding Realm Bottle. Externally, the cracks seemed to keep expanding, appearing like Long’an Country was still struggling inside.

"Damn it, why hasn’t big brother escaped from that bottle yet? My mana is greatly depleted, and I can’t hold out much longer!" The Dragon-Horse Second Prince was extraordinarily anxious.

The Sword of Severing Bonds was an Innate Mid-grade Treasure and consumed enormous mana. The Dragon-Horse Second Prince wasn’t like Ning Fan—their mana was limitless. After battling for hours, he had little mana left and couldn’t wield the Sword of Severing Bonds anymore, resorting to ordinary attacks to stall Ning Fan.

Even with four Immortal Emperors encircling Ning Fan, the situation was terribly unfavorable for them.

The Second Prince and others were aware if Long’an Country could escape the bottle world, with his Nine Tribulations Immortal Emperor’s prowess and means, they still had hope of subduing Ning Fan.

But if Long’an Country didn’t escape, despite their unwillingness, they could only abandon the plan to kill Ning Fan, unable to avoid retreating again...

"That Ning child can’t be stopped. We might as well retreat temporarily, find more reinforcements, and then come back to kill him..." advised the Black Crocodile Immortal Emperor, who was eager to flee.

"Brother Crocodile, don’t be afraid! If I’m not mistaken, that Ning child’s bottle is nearing its limit. Soon, big brother should break free! Let’s wait a little longer! Don’t rush to retreat! Wait until big brother escapes!" The Third Prince rejected the Black Crocodile Immortal Emperor’s suggestion.

"Third brother is right! That Ning child’s Heart Spirit links with the bottle. If big brother destroys the bottle, Ning child’s injuries will worsen, exceeding his limits! Then we won’t even need to act. He’ll crumble on his own due to accumulated injuries—his body collapsing! But if we retreat now, Ning child can deal fully with big brother inside the bottle, putting him in danger!" The Fourth Prince agreed.

The Second Prince hesitated briefly, finally gritting his teeth, "True! We can’t leave big brother to fend for himself! Wait a little more, and if big brother breaks the Water-Flooding Realm Bottle, we can reverse the situation!"

The Black Crocodile clan sighed deeply, regretting deeply for getting caught in this turmoil.

But the situation left him riding a tiger with no way to dismount, and he dared not abandon the Dragon-Horse princes to escape alone, fearing they’d seek retribution later.

Several princes of the Dragon-Horse clan ignored his advice and refused to retreat, so he had no choice but to grit his teeth and continue fighting Ning Fan.

The Black Crocodile Immortal Emperor silently prayed to the River God of the Boundary River, hoping that Longx Anguo would quickly break the Flooded Bottle and escape to turn the tide; little did he know, Longx Anguo had already been suppressed under the Nether Dust Sea, and they had lost any hope of a turnaround...

The bloody battle continued.

The enemies were just four Immortal Emperors, and Ning Fan, in his attacks and defenses, was already dealing with them calmly, seldom getting injured. As a result, under the treatment of the Cross Halo, his horrific injuries from his Eternal True Body were healing at an extremely fast pace.

His broken leg was gradually growing back.

The shattered half of his face was also slowly being repaired.

On the bare bones, flesh and skin began to grow, the wounds were healing bit by bit.

After several more hours, Ning Fan had used his Eternal True Body to recover most of his injuries, and his Golden Flame Giant Body was restored; the remaining ones were internal injuries that were difficult to heal, caused by Sage’s Poison, which was hard to cure through conventional means.

The enemy’s mana was running low, but Ning Fan’s did not seem to have a bottom. Now that most of his injuries had healed, he could use the Ancient Demon Mountain-Shattering Strike again. Seizing an opportunity, he unleashed the Three Thousand Ancient Demon Breaks Mountain Strike and killed the Black Crocodile Immortal Emperor!

Crowds at Lingyun Pass cheered loudly, and only three Immortal Emperors remained, none had expected that such a lopsided struggle could see Ning Fan nearing victory.

"Damn it! Why hasn’t Big Brother come out yet? We really can’t hold on any longer!" Declared the battle-weary remaining three Dragon-Horse princes. Had they not been hoping for Longx Anguo to soon break free, they might have already fled.

Their four Immortal Emperors couldn’t take down Ning Fan, and with only three left, their disadvantage worsened. Ning Fan was able to take on three at once, holding them down in a storm of blows. This might sound unbelievable when said aloud, but indeed it was the current reality!

After another half hour, the Fourth Prince carelessly got pierced by the Reverse Sea Sword, striking a vital point. Thousands of Sky-hook Jade exploded in his body, destroying his physical body, and his True Spirit was captured by Ning Fan!

"Only two left!"

The Second and Third Princes were in despair!

They dared not linger here any longer, hoping for Longx Anguo to break free; they feared that if they stayed, Ning Fan would have them captured as well. With a hardened heart, they finally plunged into the Boundary River waters, using the current to flee faster.

But Ning Fan couldn’t allow the pair to escape!

He activated the Treasure-searching Compass, locking onto them, and chased them into the Boundary River. With the two remaining Dragon-Horse princes having almost exhausted their mana, how could they withstand Ning Fan?

They had not expected Ning Fan, not being of the Shui Clan, to be able to move freely at the riverbed despite the river’s magnetic pull, and they were immediately terrified.

Ning Fan’s speed exceeded theirs, chasing and attacking them simultaneously, soon shattering the Third Prince’s physical form, capturing his True Spirit.

The Second Prince’s Giant Dragon form was beaten to tatters by Ning Fan, his crimson Imperial Blood nearly depleted, and even the sparse golden Imperial Blood began to spill out, leaving the water along his path stained as if gilded.

In his mouth, he held the Sword of Severing Bonds, fleeing desperately; his body almost broken by Ning Fan, his heart filled with despair.

Just when he despaired, two Immortal Emperors swam into view ahead in the water. These two had sensed Ning Fan entering the water to kill, and came to stop him from eradicating the last Dragon-Horse Immortal Emperor.

"Help me quickly, fellow Daoists!" The Second Prince’s dragon eyes welled with tears—tears of joy at finding hope amidst despair.

The rescuers were Immortal Emperors of the Sea Sky and Feiyi clans, both possessing Sixth Calamity cultivation, there to reap spoils of this conflict.

From their perspective, Ning Fan fighting the Dragon-Horse clan to this extent must be a spent force, so they thought they might act benevolently and gain favor from the Dragon-Horse clan; if they could capture the troublemaker of the Eleventh Path, Ning Fan, and report him to the Grand Divine Minister, it would be a significant achievement.

"Worry not, Daoist friend, watch as I slay this child with my Sea Sky Great Sword!"

The Sea Sky Immortal Emperor deployed his Eternal True Body, transforming from a sea beast into a giant hundred-zhang-tall being, half fish, half human, wielding a purple-patterned divine sword, and slashing at Ning Fan.

Yet, before the sword could reach Ning Fan, the Sun Moon Stars Stele struck harshly, sending the Sea Sky Immortal Emperor, sword and all, tumbling while spewing blood—defeated on the first clash with Ning Fan, who had heavily injured him, forcing him to flee in fright, no longer daring to help the Dragon-Horse Second Prince!

The Feiyi Immortal Emperor scoffed disdainfully, seemingly contemptuous of the Sea Sky Immortal Emperor’s retreat. The Feiyi clan’s exotic creatures live in the sea as giant birds, spreading their wings to stir the waves, ready to unleash divine skills on Ning Fan.

At that moment, Ning Fan’s Reverse Sea Sword swept through, slicing off his left wing, and the Sky-hook Jade exploded along the wound, blasting away half of his body.

Unfortunately, it didn’t hit a vital part—otherwise, it surely could have obliterated this giant Feiyi bird’s entire physical body!

"Monster!"

The Feiyi Immortal Emperor was terrified by Ning Fan’s sword’s power, leaving no thoughts of mocking the Sea Sky Immortal Emperor and instead joining the ranks of those fleeing in disgrace.

Ning Fan did not pursue the Sea Sky and Feiyi Immortal Emperors; if his senses were correct, his sudden pursuit into the Boundary River had already drawn the attention of the entire Eleventh Path’s Immortal Emperors. Many Immortal Emperors were converging here, not just the Feiyi and Sea Sky Emperors.

Though Ning Fan’s injuries had largely healed, he remained gradually corroded at vital points by the Sage’s Poison. If a dozen more Immortal Emperors besieged him, he would certainly die beneath the Boundary River. Knowing his limits, Ning Fan didn’t intend to fight more of the different races’ emperors and planned a swift finish, capturing the Second Prince to end the task.

The Second Prince, seeing the two Immortal Emperors—the Feiyi and Sea Sky—defeated on their first contact, felt his newfound hope ruthlessly extinguished.

He knew he likely wouldn’t survive long enough for other Immortal Emperors to rescue him.

After having his dragon tail blasted apart by Ning Fan’s sword again, the Second Prince’s heart hardened, and he decided to detonate the Sword of Severing Bonds in his mouth to try killing Ning Fan!

He was an exotic True Spirit; even if the Innate Mid-grade Treasure exploded, he would only be severely injured, not killed!

Ning Fan, however, was different—his external injuries had mostly healed, but his internal injuries were too far gone due to the Sage’s Poison’s erosion. If the explosion’s shockwave from an Innate Treasure hit him again, it was not impossible he’d be killed instantly.

"Since you insist on pursuing me, then I’ll make you pay the price! Even if destroying the Sword of Severing Bonds would lead to severe punishment from the Grand Divine Minister, I can’t worry about that anymore! Ning Fan, die!"

Under the Second Prince’s nearly mad detonation, the Sword of Severing Bonds turned fiery red, like a branding iron, and finally, with a loud boom, violently exploded.

In an instant, the waters of millions of miles were flattened by the explosion of this magical treasure; all the river water evaporated, and all aquatic creatures within the area perished.

Ning Fan was also blown to death directly at the dry riverbed.

"Hahaha! I finally killed you. That’s the price for chasing me! You foolish Eastern Heaven ants, now you know how formidable I am!"

The Second Prince’s True Spirit was weak, but he did not die in the explosion. Instead, he gazed at the wasteland of the million-mile water domain, laughing almost hysterically.

He finally exterminated Ning Fan. No matter how defiant this person was, he still fell to the Dragon-Horse Clan! How delightful, how delightful!

"You are so weak that you can’t distinguish reality from illusion; it’s truly pathetic."

Unseal!

Ning Fan voluntarily helped the Dragon-Horse Second Prince to unlock the illusion!

The Sword of Severing Bonds never exploded!

Everything was imagined by the Dragon-Horse Second Prince; it was an illusion!

In fact, the Second Prince’s body was completely shattered by Ning Fan’s Reverse Sea Sword while he was trapped in the illusion; even though his body was entirely destroyed, the Second Prince still couldn’t awaken from the illusion, not even pain could wake him.

He was too weak, so weak that with his current power, he couldn’t break Ning Fan’s illusion at all!

"Impossible! You were clearly dead, how are you still alive! I don’t believe it, I don’t believe it! I will kill you, kill you!"

"Noisy!"

Ning Fan placed a restriction on him, sealing the Second Prince’s chaotic shouting mouth, and after sealing his cultivation, casually threw him into the Xuan Yin Treasure to imprison him.

At that, he subdued ten Immortal Emperors in a single battle and, after this fight, captured the Dragon-Horse Clan’s Immortal Emperors in one fell swoop. The true spirits of the sixteen emperors were all in his hands!

A single Dragon-Horse True Spirit is difficult to destroy, but it seems that combining sixteen true spirits together to refine something like a "Sixteen-Hearts Pill" can easily wipe them out.

With the pills refined from the true spirits of sixteen Dragon-Horse Immortal Emperors, it surely would have significant utility...

Ning Fan deactivated his Eternal True Body and Cross Halo, riding on the Wuxian Cloud, full speed away from the riverbed.

When other Immortal Emperors of different races rushed in pursuit, what they saw was the vast ruins left by Ning Fan’s single strike that blew apart the Second Prince’s dragon form; wanting to catch up with Ning Fan, but couldn’t match his speed...

That day, the entire Eleven Waterways collectively fell silent!

That day, Taiyuan Crossing was in unprecedented upheaval!

Ten Immortal Emperors and millions of different races attacked Lingyun Pass, and the result was that Ning Fan singlehandedly wiped them out, leaving whoever heard the news utterly stunned!

When the news reached the Riverbottom Divine Palace of the Sixth Waterway, the Foreign Clan Grand Deity Director smashed the crystal table in fury!

He had never imagined that such an unimaginably formidable Eternal Immortal Venerable from the little Eleven Waterways, named Ning Fan, would emerge!

Yes, Ning Fan! He had to admit, at this moment, he deeply remembered this name, and as a Second-Grade Quasi-Saint, he began to take this little Immortal Venerable extremely seriously.

In this battle, his two mid-grade innate magical treasures— the Sword of Severing Bonds and the Sea-Stabilizing Divine Needle— all fell into Ning Fan’s hands. He wished to plunge out of the water immediately and head to the Eleventh Path Lingyun Pass to reclaim the two treasures, but he couldn’t do so.

Because the Immortal Emperor Seal still existed, preventing the Quasi-Saint from breaking through the water!

And because recently numerous Immortal Emperors emerged from the Eleven Waterways, he did not have many slots left for his Immortal Emperors to rise above the water.

It’s not only the Eleven Waterways; even the other waterways didn’t have many slots for emerging, all used up by the Immortal Emperors of the Eleven Waterways on Ning Fan!

"Shameful! Shameful! How could a mere Immortal Venerable make me so distressed! He completely disrupted my plans! His threat alone is even greater than all the wasteful Immortal Emperors of Taiyuan Crossing combined! No wonder the Dark Clan suffered losses at his hands, and no wonder that old Hundred Legs warned about a hard-to-deal-with Eternal Immortal Venerable in the Eastern Heaven... It turns out they weren’t lying to me, I underestimated this child too much! White-Clad Yama, hmph, what a White-Clad Yama! There will come a day when I’ll turn you into a dead Yama!"

"Issue my command, White-Clad Yama Ning Fan is to be placed at the top of my Zi Wei Must-Kill list! Until this child is eliminated, I will not rest easy! Whoever kills this child, I will petition the Blood God to grant them empowerment to advance to Quasi-Saint!"

Hiss!

To kill Ning Fan and earn the opportunity for Blood God’s empowerment, to become a Quasi-Saint directly, what a tempting offer!

When the Grand Deity Director’s order spread throughout the Eastern Boundary River, countless powerhouses from other races were moved, eager to set out immediately to claim Ning Fan’s head and merit!

Unfortunately, in the short term, the Eleventh Path didn’t have many slots for Immortal Emperors to emerge; Quasi-Saints also couldn’t rise above the water.

Therefore, although these powerhouses were eager to make meritorious deeds, they were troubled by their inability to rally a large army of Immortal Emperors to emerge; a single or couple of Immortal Emperors dared not rashly seek trouble with Ning Fan, as sending too few emperors would be certain death.

Luckily, the Grand Deity Director’s order remained effective, and once the Immortal Emperor Seal on the surface of the Boundary River was completely broken, they could emerge without slots and launch a massive attack on Ning Fan.

By then, it will not be just over ten Immortal Emperors attacking Ning Fan, but potentially dozens, and even Quasi-Saints might step in...

They only needed to wait quietly. The day the Immortal Emperor Seal is broken will be the day White-Clad Yama’s head rolls!

Due to Ning Fan, the different race has been thrown into turmoil. Meanwhile, Taiyuan Crossing has received a blizzard of communications from Lingyun Pass, all hoping to contact Ning Fan and learn the specifics of that day’s battle.

Unfortunately, after Ning Fan’s great battle, his wounds were too severe, and he had already informed all the cultivators at the pass of his need for seclusion. No one was allowed to disturb his recovery.

Given Ning Fan’s consecutive battle achievements, his prestige has soared, and his words carry more weight than the Hierarch’s. He declared his seclusion, and naturally, no one dared to disturb him. Even Emperor Cang and the others repeatedly instructed Lingyun Pass not to interfere with Ning Fan’s recovery, emphasizing that all matters should prioritize Ning Fan. Communication is to wait until he completes his healing.

By now, anyone can see that amid this great disturbance at the Boundary River, Ning Fan has become the most pivotal figure in Eastern Heaven.

Ning Fan’s position as the First Demon of Eastern Heaven is now cemented, and no one questions it; some have even presumptuously dubbed him the "Number One Below Quasi-Saint".

Ning Fan isn’t aware of all this. If he knew, he would certainly reject such a title. He knows his own limits, recognizing he is far from being the Number One Below Quasi-Saint. Killing a few Immortal Emperors is hardly cause for pride. Though the Boundary River Immortal Emperors are mightier than Eastern Heaven Immortal Emperors, compared to the true Emperors of ancient times, who knows how they measure...

He remains ever mindful of his grueling battle with Hei Sheng; Hei Sheng is not an Immortal Emperor, yet Ning Fan couldn’t defeat him. Hei Sheng, an ancient Immortal King, stands immensely powerful. There are others even stronger than Hei Sheng, ancient Immortal Kings and Emperors — the arrogance would be foolish...

Number One Below Quasi-Saint?

He will claim that title someday, just not now!

The wound from the Saint’s Poison proves far more troublesome than imagined. Being a Saint-level divine skill, even a droplet containing only a fraction of its power tormented Ning Fan, spreading like maggots under his skin, impossible to truly extract.

Despite employing all available means, he couldn’t remove the Saint’s Poison. Left with no choice, Ning Fan sought out the Ancient Kingdom’s trading formation to find a way to resolve the poison in his body.

If the Saint’s Poison isn’t addressed, it will eventually kill him...

"Gasp! Daoist, you’re intending to purchase a Third Step Detoxification Elixir? Have you encountered battle with a Saint?" The elder from Tongtian Sect who previously attended to Ning Fan was stunned upon hearing his request to purchase such a high-level pill, privately considering that Ning Fan’s true identity might be that of a Saint from an eminent scholarly realm. If not a Saint, he must be an ancient Great Emperor capable of standing on par with a Saint, otherwise how could he survive the poison’s might?

Suddenly, the elder warmed to Ning Fan, even showing a hint of reverence.

A Saint-level existence reigns supreme even within the True World. Though a disciple of Tongtian Sect, he dared not disrespect such a being.

Unfortunately, the elder didn’t know that Ning Fan wasn’t the Saint-level master he imagined; rather, due to certain circumstances, he simply bore the Saint’s Poison.

Ning Fan certainly wouldn’t foolishly clarify matters; the more highly the other regarded him, the easier it became to purchase items from Tongtian Sect. In theory, Tongtian Sect is under a purchase restriction and refrains from selling excessively high-level pills to scholarly realms.

Yet, if Ning Fan is an existence comparable to a Saint, then using the elder’s privileges, Ning Fan can be granted special provisions.

The rule is rigid, people are flexible. To bypass the purchase restriction and sell the Third Step Detoxification Elixir to Ning Fan, this elder would encounter considerable pressure. But thinking of befriending an existence of the Third Step, the pressure within the sect seemed trivial to him.

It’s worth noting, however, that the Third Step Detoxification Elixir is incredibly expensive. Ning Fan expended all his Heavenly Dao Gold and Silver, even incurring a debt of several hundred taels of Heavenly Dao Gold to Tongtian Sect simply to purchase that single pill.

Ordinarily, buyers at Tongtian Sect can’t buy on credit; the elder utilized significant connections to grant Ning Fan the privilege of purchasing medicine on credit.

Ning Fan, despite his coldness, felt some gratitude towards the elder from Tongtian Sect who assisted him.

"Many thanks for your help, Daoist. I will surely repay this kindness!" Ning Fan solemnly expressed.

"Haha! As in business, no need for courtesy, considering I accept your thanks on this occasion. Should you one day arrive in the True World, perhaps I will take advantage of today’s favor to seek your assistance, and I hope you will not refuse certain requests from this old man then."

"The True World? This... I may not necessarily go to the True World. Of course, if I have the chance to go there, as long as Daoist’s request doesn’t violate my principles, I won’t decline; even if I don’t go, I shall surely find a way to repay today’s favor, and Daoist can be assured of that." Ning Fan didn’t inquire about the elder’s identity, as Tongtian Sect does not permit disciples to disclose their identity to outsiders. If Ning Fan has the opportunity to visit the True World, he indeed has ways to investigate the elder’s whereabouts to repay him.

Regrettably, he’s truly uncertain if he’ll ever go to the True World... it’s likely he’ll have to find another way to repay this debt.

"Haha! Who can predict the future! Perhaps you’ll truly come to the True World? Haha, let’s not dwell on it. Do you need anything else, Daoist?"

"I’d like to purchase some texts regarding exotic True Spirits."

"Such texts are not under my sect’s purchase restriction; I have a volume here titled ’The Complete Analysis of Chaotic True Spirits’, a comprehensive book from Hunkun Holy Sect, documenting nearly all varieties of True Spirits since the first Hunkun. Of course, it isn’t concerned with forbidden True Spirits. This book costs two hundred gold, quite a hefty price. Are you sure about the purchase? If certain, I can apply within the sect, allowing you to buy it on credit as well."

"If that’s the case, I would indeed trouble you, Daoist. I’m certain of purchasing this book."

...

With the Third Step Detoxification Elixir, Ning Fan found treating the Saint’s Poison far easier.

This was a Ten Revolutions Ancestor Pill, costly indeed; with its assistance, Ning Fan not only completely eliminated all toxins, but also took the opportunity to absorb the remaining Saint’s Poison within him.

These rare treasures are truly invaluable!

Had it not been for the Ten Revolutions Ancestor Pill, with Ning Fan’s cultivation, he would have had no right to absorb the Saint’s Poison; seizing this chance to do so, his mastery of Poisonous Yin-Yang greatly advanced.

The cultivation of Twenty-Seven Yin-Yang has three major realms.

Minor accomplishment, mid-level, and peak mastery.

Among the eight types of Yin-Yang he developed, only four have reached the minor realm — Rain, Dark, War, and Wood. The other’s Yin-Yang hasn’t even touched the minor realm, barely possessing a thread of power.

Having absorbed the Saint’s Poison, Ning Fan’s mastery of Poisonous Yin-Yang surged beyond the minor realm, advancing significantly towards the mid-level, making it the fifth minor realm existence among his Yin-Yang types.

In future encounters against poison-wielding Immortal Emperors, Ning Fan will handle them more confidently.

Once healed, Ning Fan spent the entire following year immersed in studying ’The Complete Analysis of Chaotic True Spirits’.

This book records tens of thousands of True Spirits in the Real Realms. Although these notes mostly do not involve great secrets of heaven and earth, they are still very helpful to Ning Fan.

Ning Fan purchased this book because he wanted to find records about the Dragon-Horse True Spirit to see how to use it in alchemy.

According to the records, the Dragon-Horse True Spirit is a rather special Exotic True Spirit that can only be cultivated through the unity and shared cultivation of brothers. Once cultivated, it is challenging to kill them unless all brothers sharing the True Spirit are captured.

If captured, the more Dragon-Horses sharing the True Spirit, the higher the cultivation, and the greater the benefit of refining the pills.

[Three-Hearts Pill], refined with more than three Dragon-Horse Immortal Venerables, allows mortals to become Thought-Shattering Cultivators in one step when consumed.

[Seven-Hearts Pill], refined with more than seven Dragon-Horse Immortal Kings, allows mortals to become Eternal Immortal Venerables in one step; when an Immortal Venerable consumes it, their realm skyrockets by one level.

[Sixteen-Hearts Pill], refined with more than sixteen Dragon-Horse Immortal Emperors, allows mortals to become Immortal Kings in one step when consumed; an Immortal King can soar their realm by one level; an Immortal Venerable can directly break through to a Four Calamity Immortal King; an Immortal Emperor has a 30% chance of upgrading one level; a Quasi-Saint has a 5% chance of directly upgrading one level; and when not a Quasi-Saint, the cultivator can store some medicinal power to increase the chance of breaking through to Quasi-Saint by 20% in the future...

Gasp!

Ning Fan was startled by the record of the Sixteen-Hearts Pill.

He had imagined the mystery of the Sixteen-Hearts Pill but did not expect it to be such a heaven-defying elixir. If a Quasi-Saint consumes it, there’s a 5% chance to directly improve one level. Wouldn’t a Second-Grade Quasi-Saint possibly become an Ancient Great Cultivator instantly?

Although the chance is not high, it would be enough to make Quasi-Saints go crazy for it. A one in twenty chance, what if they hit the jackpot? Would it not be a step to heaven?

Moreover, this pill could lay a trace of medicinal power for cultivators to break through to Quasi-Saint in the future, increasing the chance by 20%. Even Ning Fan was extremely tempted by this pill.

Considering that there are exactly sixteen Dragon-Horse Immortal Emperors, fitting the requirements to refine the Sixteen-Hearts Pill, Ning Fan couldn’t help but suspect that this wasn’t just a coincidence but an intentional arrangement by some supreme existence of the Boundary River.

Perhaps the existence of the sixteen Dragon-Horse Emperors itself was meant to be material for alchemy by some supreme existence of the Boundary River. If so, now that Ning Fan has captured all the Dragon-Horse Immortal Emperors, he might have already offended this supreme existence.

So be it, if he’s offended, he’s offended. Has he ever been afraid? Let’s refine the Sixteen-Hearts Pill and eat it first; whether offended or not, ultimately, it all comes down to strength speaking!

The problem is, how to refine the pill...

The Sixteen-Hearts Pill is at the Emperor Elixir grade, and there might not even be such a level of Alchemist throughout Eastern Heaven. Even with the materials, no one has the assurance to open a furnace for refining.

Fortunately, in Ning Fan’s Realm of Incense Offering, he has detained several Golden Core Level Nine-Turns Alchemists. If multiple Golden Core alchemists jointly refine it, assisted by Alchemic Secrets, it might barely be possible to refine the Sixteen-Hearts Pill.

Did you not see that even the Ancestor of the Pill Sect, at a mere Silver Elixir rank, dared to attempt refining the Ten Revolutions Ancestor Pill back then? It proves that surpassing the level to refine pills isn’t impossible. It’s just that; firstly, the difficulty is immensely high with low success rates; secondly, it takes an extremely long time; thirdly, pills refined using such shortcuts usually don’t reach perfect quality, reaching excellent quality is a luxury, and most are only of flawed quality.

Ning Fan felt a bit troubled at once.

There are two paths before him: One is to wait for his Alchemy skills to improve to Emperor Elixir grade, or to find an Emperor Elixir grade Alchemist to open the furnace to refine the Sixteen-Hearts Pill; the other is to give up on perfect quality and make do with letting the alchemists in the Realm of Incense Offering try to refine the Sixteen-Hearts Pill.

After much consideration, Ning Fan ultimately chose the second path.

If he looks for other Emperor Elixir grade Alchemists to refine the pill, there would be a problem: even if Ning Fan can find such level alchemists, he’s worried they might lust over the treasure, turning against him to plot the Sixteen-Hearts Pill. Such precious pill would attract countless powerhouses from the Four Heavens. It’s better to avoid complications. Ning Fan doesn’t want the entire Four Heavens’ Quasi-Saints to hunt him down to rob the pill...

If he refines the pill himself, there’s another issue: he doesn’t know how many years it will take for him to break through to Emperor Elixir-level Alchemy. Given the current chaos in Eastern Heaven, raising some cultivations might provide more self-defense capability; if not enough, dying directly under future mad retaliation from different races, talks of perfect quality Sixteen-Hearts Pill are mere empty words.

Perfectionism has no place in the cultivation world. It is like the wild fruits by the road that will never wait till they’re ripe but will be picked by others. When the flowers bloom and it’s time to pluck them, don’t wait until there are no flowers, and the branches are empty, summarizes this principle.

In the Realm of Incense Offering, a total of six Golden Core level Alchemists are detained, all notable figures in the Supreme Pill Sacred Domain.

Such existences are all proud individuals, but before such a peerless wicked master like Ning Fan, none of them dared to be arrogant, presenting a rather humble and respectful attitude.

Once they knew Ning Fan summoned them to have them jointly refine a Nine-Turn Emperor Elixir, the six alchemy grandmasters all felt an eager will.

After all, if they can refine a Nine-Turn Emperor Elixir, it would greatly enhance their Alchemist skills. As alchemy grandmasters, they enjoyed taking up challenges. Plus, Ning Fan had promised that if they could successfully refine the pill, he would allow them to return to the Supreme Pill Sacred Domain anytime when he visits there again.

Thus, the six alchemy grandmasters were very committed to the task of refining the Sixteen-Hearts Pill, with the only concern being that Emperor Elixirs are tough to refine and might fail; also fearing that it might take too long, prompting Ning Fan’s impatience...

"Fear not, to refine this pill, I will lend you the Primordial Thunder Cauldron and the Flame Thunder Fire. With the aid of an Innate Mid-grade cauldron, assisted by nearly Innate Mid-grade thunder fire, refining this pill won’t take long, and the success rate can be reasonably assured. Even if you ultimately fail, I will not punish you; however, the benefits I promised will not be given."

Upon Ning Fan’s words, all six alchemy grandmasters were delighted. With Innate Mid-grade medicinal cauldrons and nearly Innate Mid-grade alchemic fire, they had at least 60 to 70% confidence of refining the Sixteen-Hearts Pill within ten years!

Ten years are already their fastest speed. Without such high-grade medicinal cauldrons and flame, if they relied solely on their cauldron and fire, it would take at least tens of thousands of years to refine the Sixteen-Hearts Pill.

"Ten years is nothing, we can afford to wait. In that case, I await your good news."

"Rest assured, Master! Even if we risk our lives, we must refine this pill!" All six alchemy grandmasters were determined. Even a 60 to 70% success rate wasn’t secure enough! To ensure the pill’s success rate, they might need to do self-destructive alchemic ways, using secret techniques to improve the success rate.

Compared to freedom, the alchemic way can be abandoned! No matter what, they must help their master refine this pill to earn their freedom!

...

Ning Fan naturally wouldn’t wait ten years idly at Lingyun Pass.

The Blood of Ten Thousand Spirits he gained from the Slaughter Celestial Emperor further improved his Divine Spirit Physique; the Innate Dragon Fire from all the Dragon-Horse Immortal Emperors was extracted and merged into the Flame Thunder Fire by Ning Fan.

Having done all that, Ning Fan began attempting to refine the two newly acquired Innate Mid-grade Treasures.

The Flooded Bottle is currently in a semi-destroyed state, so he won’t fix it. He needs to wait until he returns to Eastern Heaven and finds Wu Laoba to repair and reuse it.

The Primordial Thunder Cauldron is an auxiliary type magical treasure. Without the Water-Flooding Realm Bottle, Ning Fan’s offensive innate treasures only consist of the Sun Moon Stars Stele. Therefore, refining the Sword of Severing Bonds and the Sea-Stabilizing Divine Needle is of great significance, able to supplement Ning Fan’s lost battle strength.

Among them, the Sword of Severing Bonds is relatively easier to refine. This sword is a single-target attack treasure, slightly weaker in power than the Sun Moon Stars Stele. However, it has an additional ability that allows the sword bearer to shield all deductions below Saint level, severing all Rebellion of Heaven’s predictions.

Did you not see that on the day Long An Kingdom used the Sword of Severing Bonds to ambush Ning Fan out of the water, they were not calculated by Emperor Jizao, which was indeed the merit of the Sword of Severing Bonds.

With the Sword of Severing Bonds’ ability to sever predictions, Ning Fan’s future attempts to infiltrate the Boundary River’s bottom can significantly increase his safety measures, making it difficult even for a Quasi-Saint to detect his infiltration.

The Sword of Severing Bonds was soon refined and subdued by Ning Fan, but the Sea-Stabilizing Divine Needle caused him headaches.

This item, which Ning Fan moved with all his might into Lingyun Pass, was not only immensely heavy but also unable to be stored in the treasure space. Ning Fan truly did not know how to collect this treasure, attempts spanning several days but all ending in failure.

Feeling helpless, Ning Fan stood in front of the Sea-Stabilizing Divine Needle, sighing repeatedly, sometimes muttering: If only this needle were a little smaller, a little lighter; if only it could be stored in the treasure space, that would be even better.

Unexpectedly, as these words were spoken, a faint ancient demon light emanated through the rusty seams of the Sea-Stabilizing Divine Needle, dazzlingly, straight to the sky.

"Master, call out my true name! I shall grant your wishes!"

"Master, call out my true name!"

Ning Fan actually used the ability of Eternal Communication to hear the voice of the Sea-Stabilizing Divine Needle!

"What is your true name?" Ning Fan’s eyes brightened, seemingly capturing the key to subduing the Sea-Stabilizing Divine Needle.

"My true name is Ruyi. I am not complete, my true self divided into nine parts, this body being the eighth of the Ruyi Rod. Only those who call my true name can complete the acknowledgment of the master."

Ruyi Rod?

Just as this name appeared deep within Ning Fan’s mind, the rust on the surface of the Sea-Stabilizing Divine Needle began to fall off in patches, revealing the eternal divine light below!

In an instant, the entire Lingyun Pass shook violently, and the surface of the Boundary River was a raging wolf wave, disturbed by the divine skills of the Ruyi Rod into unrest.

The rust fell off, and the Ruyi Rod shortened from a length of several hundred feet, gradually becoming as tall as a walking stick.

Ning Fan knew, from the moment he called out the true name of the rod, he had completed the acknowledgment of the master. After the rod’s size shrank, its weight also decreased significantly, roughly the weight of three Reverse Sea Swords.

Ning Fan could not move the Ruyi Rod with one hand, but if he swung it with both hands, he could barely wield it.

With one stroke, just the weight alone could make a Sixth Calamity Immortal Emperor cough blood, and if you add its innate mid-grade treasure power, smashing the physical defense of a Sixth Calamity Immortal Emperor with one strike would not be difficult, far exceeding the power of the Sun Moon Stars Stele!

Of course, given Ning Fan’s current strength, if he exerted the full power of the Ruyi Rod, he would run out of strength after swinging it two or three times, weakening to the point of leg weakness. This rod is not something he can freely use at present. In terms of practicality, it is actually not as good as the Sun Moon Stars Stele.

After the acknowledgment of the master, the Ruyi Rod can now be freely stored in the treasure space, so storing this item is no longer a problem for Ning Fan.

Moreover, the Ruyi Rod also carries a "Sea-Stabilizing" ability, making it so that no water-type treasure of innate mid-grade can show power in front of this treasure.

Ning Fan did not immediately store the Ruyi Rod in the treasure space.

Because he suddenly discovered that after the acknowledgment of the master, small luminous characters appeared on the surface of the Ruyi Rod, all ancient god texts.

These texts are the ancient god script commonly used in the Zi Dou Immortal Domain. After Ning Fan read these texts, his expression suddenly changed.

"Sixth dream, witnessing Pangu opening the heavens; seventh dream, witnessing butterfly defying the heavens; eighth dream, transforming stone ape disrupting the heavens... This ape abandoned my thoughts, defying my life and death intent, unwilling to return to position. I exhausted all means, shattered the eighth dream, finally losing my thoughts, with only nine needles, seeing the needle as facing, regrettable. I dreamed of this needle’s name, originally ’Ruyi Golden Clasp Rod’, due to the inauspiciousness of ’Golden Clasp’, I abandoned it to the Western mountains, leaving only the ’Ruyi’ intent, dropping nine needles into the Reverse Sea, forever calming the Immortal Sea Gate."

Ning Fan couldn’t help but be shocked.

These texts surprisingly carry the unique aura of the Purple Dou Immortal Sovereign!

This is clearly the handwriting of the Purple Dou Immortal Sovereign!

Could it be that this treasure is something once used by the Purple Dou Immortal Sovereign? It has such a significant origin?

And the secrets contained in these texts, aren’t they too numerous!

Pangu opening the heavens, butterfly defying the heavens, stone ape disrupting the heavens... What do these mean...

...

At the moment Ning Fan subdued the Sea-Stabilizing Divine Needle, within the Sixth Waterway Divine Temple, the Grand Divine Minister’s complexion suddenly changed, greatly surprised.

"That stubborn iron which no one could subdue has actually been subdued by someone!"

At that moment, pinching fingers to calculate, attempting to deduce how Ning Fan subdued the Sea-Stabilizing Divine Needle, but unfortunately, Ning Fan wielded the Sword of Severing Bonds, the Grand Divine Minister couldn’t figure out the specifics.

He isn’t a Divine Spirit capable of communication with all things, unable to hear the true name of the Sea-Stabilizing Divine Needle.

He isn’t the owner of the Ruyi Rod, unable to see the text left by the Purple Dou Immortal Sovereign on the stick.

He only knows that since ancient times, a total of nine from the history of the Zi Dou Immortal Domain, none of them could be subdued by cultivators other than the Purple Dou Immortal Sovereign.

Ning Fan has managed to accomplish something countless True Realm cultivators could not, and his dread of Ning Fan unconsciously soared to unprecedented levels...